Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Latest shot from a digital with a Leica lens
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 09:45:33 -0800 (PST)

Well no actually.
If using a digital back from a 2 1/4 
a shutter-back/lens holder would have to be made. 
I think your friend may have been setting up that
wildly expensive 3 ccd + prism back which can not be
handheld bercause it has to make several passes - I
think.
Javier

- --- Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Austin and Javier
> 
> I have seen a friend set up a Hasselblad and the
> latest digi-back
> for it.  It required the camera to be tripod
> mounted, and took
> an eternity to shoot ONE picture.
> 
> Javier would be asking for major surgery to be done
> on the
> M body before it could be mated to a mythical
> digi-back.
> (Should I copyright the name "Digi-back"?)
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Austin Franklin wrote:
> 
> > Javier,
> >
> > > What's to accomplish?
> >
> > It's not rocket science, per se, but it is a
> significant development effort.
> >
> > > It's been done on every medium format camera
> except
> > > Kowas!
> >
> > No, that is not the same thing.  Those are one
> shot backs, that are
> > tethered.
> >
> > > There's absolutely no reason not to have a db
> > > available for an M.
> >
> > There are many reasons.  They've been discussed
> not only today, but in the
> > past.
> >
> > > If it's a big mp back the
> > > bottom and film space could also be used.
> >
> > That is not sufficient.  You must not have any
> sense as to what is involved.
> >
> > > As for the
> > > motordrive, I could do without it. As for the
> short
> > > non retro lenses longer than 28 it shouldn't be
> an
> > > issue.
> >
> > You mean shorter than 28.  28 may not even work,
> but from a practical
> > standpoint, you are not the only one who would be
> the audience, and that
> > issue is a significant one.
> >
> > > Adapted R lenses below could be used since rf
> > > coupling isn't necessary and the ccd can be used
> for
> > > focusing.
> >
> > Er, how?  Using a little bitty LCD on the back? 
> Hardly.
> >
> > > There is no excuse for not having a db for
> > > the Ms and Rs.
> >
> > It's not excuses that keep it from being made,
> it's simply not practical
> > from both an economic standpoint or from a
> design/manufacturing standpoint.
> >
> > You can huff and puff all you want, but it isn't
> going to happen.  What you
> > have to accept, and this isn't meant to be mean in
> any way, shape or form,
> > is that you don't know enough about what is
> involved from both an
> > engineering standpoint or a business standpoint to
> understand why.
> >
> > No one has said it couldn't be done, but as I've
> said, the development
> > effort is significant, the functionality
> diminished, and the audience is
> > small.
> >
> > Austin
> >
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